England's Australian coach Eddie Jones will pay little attention when New Zealand perform the Haka on Saturday - joking that he would not notice if pop group the Spice Girls were singing instead.

England face Steve Hansen's world champions for the first time in four years at Twickenham on Saturday.

The sport's governing, body World Rugby, has instructed teams to respect the traditional challenge, where the players poke out their tongues, bulge their eyes and slap their thighs in an attempt to unsettle their opponents.

All Blacks perform the Haka (AAP)

Rivals teams have tried various ways to deal with it, including nose to nose confrontation and declining to face it, and the England fans' response divides opinion.

Previous All Blacks renditions of their customary Maori challenge at Twickenham have been met with cries of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" from home fans, but the exchange will pass former Wallabies boss Jones by.

"At that stage of the game, they could be playing the Spice Girls and I wouldn't know what's being played," Jones said.

"They're making a comeback aren't they, the Spice Girls? Maybe they could sing at that time. It's got no relevance to me at all."

The hugely successful British all-girl band of the late 1990s announced this week that they will get back together for a tour next year, although their only London appearance is scheduled for Wembley rather than Twickenham.

Wing Chris Ashton will make his first England start for four years as one of three changes at Twickenham.

Ashton lines-up on the right wing in place of Jack Nowell after impressing during his 15-minute spell as a substitute in the 12-11 victory over South Africa that opened the November internationals.

The 31-year-old has amassed 40 caps in an international career interrupted by suspension, falling out of favour with successive England coaches and a season-long spell in France with Toulon.

"The expectation for Saturday is no different to any other Test match," former Wallabies coach Jones said.

"We want to be at our best, better than we were in the previous Test match and we want to play with pride and passion which ignites the fan.

It's been a good week, the players have recovered well, trained well on Tuesday, exceptionally well on Wednesday and we look forward to the challenge of taking on New Zealand on Saturday."

The All Blacks have not played against England since a 24-21 win in London in November 2014. They are heavy favourites for victory at the weekend but Coach SteveHansen shrugged off talk of his team being under pressure to deliver.

"I don't know who's writing them off, it would be foolish to do that," he said. "But does it put pressure on us? No.

"There's already pressure on us, the one constant thing about being in the All Blacks is you're under pressure because you're expected to win every Test match you play and not only win it, win it really, really well.

"Once you come to realise that then life becomes a little easier.

"And it does at times give you an advantage because when other teams get put under pressure of having to win big games, they haven't experienced that as much as maybe we have."